Hainxpropeliied vehicle



s. BROWN.

HAND PROPELLED VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 28. 1921.

1,410,449, Patentd Mar. 21, 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

3. BROWN.

HAND PROPELLED VEHICLE APPLICATION FILED FEB. 28. 192x.

1 ,4]. 0,449 P atentd Mar. 21, 19 22.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

- dnpeni'on Zl/zn 65,95)? Steal/art Brown /C%? 5 M JEWW J 0%ngy.

. To all w ham it may concern:

.U TED S ATES P TENT 'OFFICE.

srnwait'r' aaowiv, orcnrcaeo, ILLINOIS.

, HAND-rewritten VEHICLE.

. Be it known that I, SrnwAn r Bnowma citizen of the United States, and alreside'nt of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements. in a I Hand-Propelled Vehicle, of whichflthe following, reference being bad tothe drawings accompanying and forming a part hereof, is a fspecification.

Thisinvention relates to vehicles designed to. be, primarily, propelled by children seated thereon, and which comprisea frame,

xles, the forward one thereof being pivoted and serving as well a suppoitfor the, feet of the driverand. a means for gu d ng the course of the vehicle, wheels'journalled on soj top plan View of the vehicle; y A M Fig. 2 is a-side elevationwith the wheels thegfront axle and additional wheels'secured on the rearaxle, to turn .therewitlna seat, a lever provided with-handles, a driving and a driven gear, and a connection between jsaid lever and the driving gear.

Among-the objects of the invention is to obtain a hand propelled vehicle of the kindrecited which is strong and durable,

. notliable to be broken or. bent out otshape;

which ispresent-able inappearance, light in weight, adjustable for children of different sizes, and easily propelled. x I n the drawings referred to Fig. 1

on one side of the vehicle removed;

' Fig. 3 isa rear elevation; 35,

Fig. a a vertlcal sect on, on' line l lof Fig. 2, viewed asindicated by arrows;

' p-Fifg. 5 is a horizontal sectioln on line 5 5 arrows; 49

of Figs; 2 and 14, viewed :as indica ted by Fig. 6 is a section bath se t ng. 3,

. viewed as indicated by arrows;

Fig. 7 is anend elevation of one endjjof l the rear axle, a portion of the member supported thereby, and, an edge .view' of'the member connecting said-axle and said sup- Fig. 8 a verticalsectionon line 8 1 8 019 Fig. 2; viewed as indicated by arrows;

Fig, 9 a section on line 9-9 of Fig. 1, viewed asindicated by arrows;

Fig. 10 a-perspective of a sheet metal brace forming an element in the construc tion of the rear end of the vehicle.

A reference character applied to designate a given part indicates said part throughout and additional elements a, with elements a, a, b" b" and parallel to Specification of Letterslatent. P t t n 1, 1922 mha ic]; mama; 2a, 1921., Seria1 N o.448,730,

the seyeral figuresof the drawings wherever justablyjoined to form a'two part frame,

bothfot" said'members being of sheet metal and respectively consisting of a horizontal body. element, (a, 1),), elements at right angles'to said body elementand integral therewith on the side edges thereof, (a', b,) i

b" integral the body element-slat, bQfOrming flanges 'to said elementsaf', a, 7;,1);

HOIlZOIllZZtl element a, of member A is of jg featerwidth than is element 1) of member B, and the elements a, a, of said member A are, respectively, of greater depth than 5 are elements I b, of said member 13'; so that the member B is, when said members are assembled, telescoped into the member A. Elements a, a, b, b, are respectively provided with apertures, QC, and C, C.

llhere area plurality of apertures C, C, in" member B, and as the member Bis pushed into or pulled out of member'A, in makingthe required relative adjustment of said members for the use of the vehicle by i achildof agiven size, said apertures -C,C, successively register w th the apertures C,

C, and when a. suitable registration is made the "pin orbolt D is forced through said that .the horizontal elements a.- a, form fiangeswhich prevent the member B turning Erepresents a two-part pedestal, which is I secured to Inember'B, and extends from said registered apertures, to maintain said adon the bolt D when said member B" is telecoped into member A when said bolt is inerted'as recited.

memberto the forward axle F. The parts of pedestal E'a're illustrated as duplicates formed uplfroln sheetmetal, to obtain the horizontalielements e, e, and the connecting element 6''. Said pedestal. is secured in place 'onmember B by bolts G, G, (Fig. 4).

. H representsa bolt which forms the king pin joining the axle F to pedestal E. Bolt H extends through horizontal elements 6,

e", and saidbolt is illustrated as held in place by the nut h, thereby holding said ped- .estal andfaxle in determined relative position.

I represents an'arch shaped member which secured 11, a

V integral with saidlhorizoatal elements, and

Yea,

is arranged to maintain the rear ends of member A, and seat K, andthe journal hwings J, J, of axle J in their predetermined relative positions. Seat K isillustr'lbed is made of sheet metal formed up to obtain a body 'ipafl; sides is, hand ends k'y; 121;. men. her I is also made of sheet metalformed up to obtain flanges i, i", and' connecting web 5; Journal bearings J, J, are illustrated as non-rotatably secured by means of strapsL, L, and e s 3 al 3 7), to h ends of arch ;shaped member I v To render the joining of the arch shaped member I to therearend o f mem ber B seatrKstro'n and rigid the' braoe member M; (fllustratgd in perspective iii 'Fig. 10);, is secured to lower fla of member "I,

L an th h a -magm ap rm, w en n trei gh agar- VQrepresent a car whe l whichis figidly v f, and lfirepreeent'sja gear wheel which is rotat'ably'mountedoiifpivot ya so that. the,teeth reoj e ef '91 i;l} jl3e teeth omwhcel O. ivot ,piS rlgldly in bracket Q, by nut p draw I };%o; er into close contact with mlgct.

Z moket Qfis secured to member A and membervM by the bQIts'NjQreinbefore mentioneiend nuts n I 8). 7 repmsents a ever is on ,the boItD :hereinbefore set forth; r, 1', represent 1; 4 inlevier and S a connection is mounted atoneend thereof on pivot and at the other end on ley erR by past t.

- H, U, represent are rotatablym w w mi i W I hielegiwheels which are mounted on axle To operate the vehicle adiild should seated oaseat K, with feet'on axle F' and hands, or thereof, o. n 1-,, r', (or r). Ia! required on at the.veh1cle whee1s 11; is turned, say byouegof thechilds hands until at lever B gaube tamed; 91 naked; on pivot iornmdeby bql hn sets quent locking of lever R ou SlDd PIVOi pale fig vehicle, and the axle F mdwd to turn a-xlepn its pin H, to M l v 7' .ii p

I chimmg \sheet metal ments at the edges of, rpendicular tof, and

edges of and integral with said in H the

rear ends of sai said sheet metal members to said arch 'Fshaped member-fin combinatioii w'ith ashcet metal brace member, means'to secure said are additional elements forming flanges at the rpendicular elements, said flanges para lel to said horilontal' elements, said members longitudinally movable one within the other, to adjustably; position said members, and means to malntain said members in said adjusted position, all combined as set forth in combination with an arch shaped member comprising flanges, and a connecting web, and meansto secure the rear end of one of said frame membersto one of the flanges of said "arch shaped member.

"2 In a hand propelled vehicle, a frame consisting of sheet metal member's respecfive comprfinghorizonal elements, vertical'e merits and additional horizontal elerhents, all the elements in. a iven member integral, in combination with an axleand a ewepm said pedestal comprising an upper and lower horizontal elements and a connecting element, bolts extendin through said upper horizontal elements through the ad itional hori'tontal' element of one of said first-sheet metal members,

to rigidly joinsaid pedestal and said memher and a bolt extending threughthe lower horizontal eament and said eilea 18. Ina hand lied vehicle, sheetmeta'l members adjn y joinedto form a two part means to maintain said members in adjusted relation, in combination with an arch shapedmember comprisanifa connecting web; means to I W rear end of one of said frame. members 'tdsaid arch shaped member, a brace member and nieans to attaclr said brace member to'one .of the flaiiiges of said arch shaped axlejbearings, straps securing said hearings to said arch shaped member, and arragle" rotatably mounts in 'ran 1 d to forma seat, means to maintain sai sheet metal members in an adjusted relation, in combination with anarch shaped sheet metal member comprising flanges and a connectin web, meafis'to secure the seat member and one of brace member to one of the flangesoffsaid arch'sha 'd member, axle bearings secured to the en s of said'archshaped mnlieigand V .1 2 "an axle rotatably'mounted in'said-belrings; L-In a hand propelledvehicle, a, frame v V ,sraWART BROWN. Witnesses:

Cinemas B. s.

T'Umsm BxowN, Brown. 1 

